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Monday, November 26, 2012

Skid by Doug Solter

Samantha Sutton drove the car that killed her dad. Now the
seventeen-year-old can’t rest until she becomes the racing champion her
dad molded her to be. Samantha exploits the system and earns a spot on a
German racing team struggling to be relevant against the elite teams of
Formula 1.

Samantha pushes herself, pushes her car, pushes her
luck at 200 miles per hour. She battles Emilio Ronaldo, seven time world
champion and Ferrari racing god. A hero to young girl, but now a rival
to a young woman.

To keep herself sane, Samantha relies on her
best friend Manny. But she doesn’t know quite what to do about his deep
feelings for her. She would love to ask her sisters for advice, but they
won’t talk to her. Not since Samantha told them the truth about Dad’s
accident. The truth about that dark and rainy night.

Spa-Francorchamps,
Belgium. Blind turns cutting deep into the lush forest of the Ardennes.
Drivers have died on these turns. Samantha must beat Emilio here to be
crowned world championship. But she smells the moisture in the air.
Samantha knows that Formula 1 drivers are expected to race flat-out,
even in the rain.